InToxFIRE Online Workshop - Final Program
It is so close to hold the InToxFIRE’s Online Workshop, “Understanding the Movement of Toxic Chemicals through Firefighters' Protective Clothing and PPE”.
The workshop is going to be held on coming Tuesday, 12 August 2025, from 15:00 to 18:50 (UK Time, GMT+1) on Microsoft Teams Webinar platform. If you do not have access to Microsoft Teams, do not worry. You can still join via any web browser such as Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, etc with your personal or company email.
The final program of the workshop is as follows:
| Time | Title | Presenter |
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| 15:00-15:10 | Welcome & Introduction | Svetlana Tretsiakova-McNally, Senior Lecturer and Principal Investigator, Ulster University, UK |
| 15:10-15:30 | Singapore’s Approach - Protecting Firefighters from Toxic Fire Effluent | Chen Yong Kai, Lieutenant - Colonel, Senior Assistant Director, Singapore's Fire Safety Department, Singapore |
| 15:30-15:50 | Membranes in Motion – Realising Toxins Through Breathable Membranes | Arlene Kidd, Director, Ardmel Group Ltd, UK |
| 15:50-16:10 | Firefighters PPE – Complex Requirements and a Balanced Approach | Brett Egan-Briers, Vice-Chair NFCC PPE, National Fire Chiefs Council, UK |
| 16:10-16:20 | Comfort break | |
| 16:20-16:40 | Through the Gear: The Hidden Threats Firefighters Face from Toxins and Evolving Hazards | Kevin Howlette, Director of projects, EHS International, Ireland |
| 16:40-17:00 | Operational Factors Affecting Fire Contaminants | Adam Stone, Station Officer, London Fire Brigade, UK |
| 17:00-17:15 | How Effective Are Gears at Blocking Chemical Exposure? What the Experiments Say | Hamed Rasouli Sadabad, Research Associate, Ulster University, UK |
| 17:15-17:25 | Comfort break | |
| 17:25-17:45 | Internal Combustion Engine Vehicles versus Electrical Vehicles: Chemical Characterization of Vehicle Fires | Richard Kesler, Research Engineer, Fire Safety Research Institute, USA |
| 17:45-18:00 | A Survey on Limitations of Decontamination Procedures for Firefighters' PPE | Hamed Rasouli Sadabad, Research Associate, Ulster University, UK |
| 18:00-18:15 | The InToxFIRE project: Review of the First Year | Svetlana Tretsiakova-McNally, Senior Lecturer and Principal Investigator, Ulster University, UK |
| 18:15-18:45 | Discussion. Q&A session. | |
| 18:45-18:50 | Workshop Closing | Svetlana Tretsiakova-McNally, Ulster University, UK |
The interest in the workshop has been massive and more than 500 eligible participants have registered worldwide (from 65 countries) until the release of this post, and the number continues to grow. We will keep the registration open until 9:00 PM (UK Time) on Monday, 11 August 2025.
If you have not registered yet, please click on this link and complete the form:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NWCK9ZG?ref=intoxfire.net
Shortly after you registered, you will receive an email with the link and instructions to join.
Key information for attendees:
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You will have access to the Chat, Q&A, and Polls features during the workshop.
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The workshop will be recorded and some parts of it may be shared on InToxFIRE website or social media.
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The workshop is supported by the Institution of Fire Engineers (IFE)
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Participants and speakers will be awarded 3.5 CPD hours .
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You will receive a certificate of completion a few days after the event. As per Ulster University regulations, the name printed on the certificate will be exactly as entered during the registration process. Please double-check your name to avoid any typos, as changes cannot be made after the workshop.
We are very much looking forward to welcoming you to the workshop.
More information about the workshop and its provisional programme is available at:
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